Stefannia, a 20-year-old senior studying Industrial Engineering, faces a choice upon graduation between finding a job or starting their own business. If I had control over the laws of nature, here are some ways I could help Stefannia solve this problem: 1. I could pause time so Stefannia has unlimited time to research all options without spending any time. 2. I could read minds so Stefannia understands exactly how successful entrepreneurs think to determine if they have the right skills. 3. I could see into the future so Stefannia knows if

2. Stefannia is 20 years old and a senior
student of Industrial Engineering and
confronts the duality of choice upon
graduation to find work in a company
and being an employee or engage to
undertake and to own their own
business.

4. constraints / prompts: What are the most obvious
solutions to this problem?
 Investigate with friends, acquaintances and ordinary people to see what decision did
when they graduated.
 Visit websites, blogs and social networks to look at experiences of others.
 Learn about the country's labor policies where you want to practice their profession to
see if there is an opportunity to work.
 Learn about government policies relating to the subject of entrepreneurship.
 Make him follow his heart.
 Ask your parents and siblings.
 Look at the sky and pray for a miracle.
 Take the telephone and call numbers to the Tsar and ask if they are an employee or
employer.
 Conduct a survey at the university on they will do their peers upon graduation.
 Visualize your career goals and how to write them daily.

5. constraints / prompts: What can you add, remove or modify these initial solutions?
 Display the career goals you have and start analyzing their pros and cons.
 Devote time every day for some time to think about his future.
 Look at your strengths.
 Determine your skills.
 Conduct a short course on entrepreneurship, not everyone has the talent to be
entrepreneurs.
 Assess the talents you have.
 Know your skills.
 Make a list of things you do not like to do in your life outside of your home.
 Write your abilities.
 Write your profile.

6. constraints / prompts How would a 5-year-old child solve the
problem?
 Asking your parents.
 Looking a story.
 Watching your favorite TV show.
 Playing with your dog.
 Maybe your computer gaming.
 Coloring a drawing that gives her mom.
 Participating in painting classes.
 Participating in dance classes.
 His mother takes early stimulation classes.
 Playing with food.

7. constraints / prompts How would you solve the problem without
spending any money?
 Take advantage of free internet connections that are in the city to visit and
investigate web sites.
 Conduct a survey in college.
 Conduct a survey in the neighborhood.
 Conduct a survey in the gym.
 Conduct a survey on the street.
 Send mail to all contacts to ask about what your decision.
 Read newspapers.
 Read magazines.
 Conduct survey to teachers.
 Ask on the subway.

8. constraints / prompts How to solve the problem if you have an
unlimited budget?
 Travelling to different cities to get to know young companies.
 Go to conferences.
 Attend academic lectures.
 Be able to perform via skype or phone conversations without thinking about time
for new ideas.
 Hiring a consultant.
 Conduct a business test.
 Engage the services of a business psychologist.
 Organize an event where they can get other's experiences.
 Create a website for worldwide experiences.
 Make a major in whatever you want.

9. constraints / prompts How would you solve this
problem if you had control over the laws of
nature?
 Be present in the boardrooms of the top five companies in
the world.
 Predicting the future.
 Getting into the brain of entrepreneurs in the world and
know how they think.
 Becoming money to find out if it is very, very good to have.
 See the next few years to see if it will succeed or not.
 Understand the technological advances in 20 years.